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• n  government of a political unit by its own people
• n  determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

• We wish to hold a referendum and apply the principle of self-determination.
• Where does the noble concept of self-determination stop? In expedience.
• Where does the noble concept of self-determination stop? In expedience.

• self-government
• self-rule

News & Articles

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• More Than 500 Psychologists Explore Human Motivation During International Conference in Rochester, June 27 to 30
  Hundreds of psychologists from 38 countries will gather in Rochester, N.Y. to share the latest scientific insights into the mysteries of human motivation during the Conference on Self-Determination Theory, June 27 to 30.
  June 14, 2013 - Newswise
• Unhatched Turtles Move within Eggs to Beat the Heat
  For the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle ( Chinemys reevesii ), self-determination starts early. A study  published today in  Biology Letters suggests that, as embryos, the reptiles can move around in their eggs to regulate their body temperatures -- and, in turn, their own sex. [More]
  June 13, 2013 - Scientific American
• Pugh is self-determination winner for The Arc of TN
  Hunter Pugh of Crossville received the self-determination award from The Arc Tennessee during the 11th annual Tennessee Disability MegaConference Awards Banquet held May 31 at the Nashville Airport Marriott.
  June 12, 2013 - Crossville Chronicle

Quotes

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• Robert Mugabe in Washington Post
  Once again we have shamed all our detractors, who, through gullible people, tried to use every opportunity to undermine our independence and desecrate our hard-earned and inalienable right to self-determination,Mugabe said as he opened his...
• John McCain in Wall Street Journal
  The people of Puerto Rico deserve a process of self-determination and a congressionally defined referendum that gives them a fair and unambiguous choice among status options,Mr. McCain wrote. "That is one of the many important things that...
• Alan Johnson in Xinhua
  Health Secretary Alan Johnson, who will announce the new measure on Monday, said it "represents a radical transfer of power from the state to the public. Everyone, irrespective of their illness or disability, has the right to self-determination and...